The Fitzgerald Family

I met the Fitzgerald family a couple weeks ago (yes the blog is lagging a bit but this summer is crazy with family and business moves so it's probably going
to stay a tad slow here on the posting!)
So, this little guy was nothing but sweet and so funny too! Enjoy!

my favorite above

This is a cool new thing I'm doing with framing only half an image.
No it's not.

The Wheeler Family

I met the Wheeler's in their home a couple weeks ago for some family portraits with just the women in the family. Getting the babies to cooperate with something a little formal was a challenge but I think we came away with some precious keepsakes! This is the last of my pre-vacation sessions to blog (wait a minute, no there is one more!) After Gideon's senior portraits, you'll see the Fitzgerold and Hurd family as well as my first mini session in the studio with the Ryals girls! This summer is keeping me busy between all the kids out of school, major business renovations including a new studio AND my family is moving as well (in town!) I have to admit, life is a bit chaotic but the changes are exciting! A little preview of some of the new branding below... the sign for the studio is being painted this week so the new logo will be revealed!

teething can be cute.

Baby Hunter

I photographed baby Hunter in his home a couple weeks ago and he was such a sweetie. I couldn't resist the sequence above. He fought off sleep for a minute and then just dived right in, sweet baby smile and all. It is definitely baby season so stay tuned! I have a newborn on Tuesday and two more clients expecting to deliver this week!

I loved Hunter's room!

precious!

Crying pictures of babies are oddly sweet to me. I think it might be because they bring back vivid memories as a mom, to when my babes were tiny and needy like this and
that urge to comfort them and how it seemed hard at the time but looking back and even experiencing it with my third, I've realized the simplicity of the situation is something to savor. Baby needs mom, mom loves baby. The end.
Next comes... Baby refuses to obey mommy. Mommy can't figure it all out.
Mommy needs vacation.

Hunter's big sister was so careful with him!

Susie's extended family!

I had the pleasure of photographing my good friend Susie's extended family a couple weeks ago (before my vacation, which has resulted in the after-vacation-catch-up-phase.) They were all adorable, but I can't resist the baby and his michelin man look! We had a rain scare in the beginning of the session, but then it just stopped and gave way to beautiful light for the rest of our time!

c'mon seriously, how cute is Susie and her kids? Also, how is she busier than I am in her crazy awesome career yet her body looks like she just works out all the time?

love this sweet one.

It looks like we were on location for LOST, no black smoke monster though. phew.

I'm in love.

Keil family all the way from Alaska!

The Keil family contacted me from Alaska when they started planning their summer vacation. They have been traveling all over the place this summer and I met them in Melbourne Beach on their way through Florida. I think these children were two of the most cooperative kids (aside from older ones) I have ever worked with and they had such happy attitudes the whole time! HOPE for those of use with three under 7 who feel like their kids might never make it through a shoot without crying! Oh wait, is that just me?

But the real question here is what do you think about my couch drawing up there? I am NOT an artist of any kind when it comes to that sort of thing so please forgive me but I just love combinations of wrapped canvas for family wall portraits and since each family session produces different results -images that work together in different shapes and combinations- well I just thought it was easier to draw you a picture than search for a template that was exactly what I wanted!

This one up here would also be fun for a foyer or hallway or bedroom.

He was playing with her wedding ring. I don't know why I like that but I just love the moment.

Sometimes eyes shut are even better than eyes open!

This is the most maintenance these kiddos got and look, he is still smiling!

My favorite family pic.

Best wishes for safe travel back to Alaska Keil family!